In message <20180718092657.gc8...@kyllikki.org> Vincent Sanders <vi...@netsurf-browser.org> wrote:
>All the NetSurf web services [1] are now securely accessible. This has >been made possible by the lets encrypt service [2] providing no cost >certificates and pepperfish proving the infrastructure to manage them. > >We are making this change to ensure our users privacy is protected. >The NetSurf project collects no personally identifying data >about users of our web services except that required to provide the >service [3] and we do not believe third parties should be able to >intercept such information either. > >Daniel Silverstone and myself have now updated all the NetSurf >infrastructure to make https available. It is intended that after a >short stabilisation period that web server and wiki will have HSTS [4] >enabled. Once this occurs only encrypted connections will be >available to NetSurf services. > >Please ensure there are no issues with the secure sites (let us know >if there are!) and update any links you may have in external >documents. > >[1] https://www.netsurf-browser.org/ > https://wiki.netsurf-browser.org/ > https://bugs.netsurf-browser.org/ > https://ci.netsurf-browser.org/ > >[2] https://letsencrypt.org/ > >[3] The bugs interface requires a user identifier and email address > which are required to use the service and we do not use > that data for any other purpose than tracking bugs. > >[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security Left-click on the NS icon opens file:///NetSurf:/Resources/en/welcome.html whose links are entirely http rather then https, AFAICS. Is this what you intend? Also I notice that the !Fetch_NS app no longer works, complaining of an incorrectly formatted filename at line 24. Probably not your problem, but I struggle to see how it works and thus how the error occurs. Help would be appreciated! Dave